Sias v. Rochester Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tlie defendant, the Rochester Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Jefferson on the 11th day of May, 1896, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said cleric’s office on the 7th day of May,, 1896, denying the defendant’s motion for. a new trial' made upon the' minut.es.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
This action has been twice tried.' Upon the first trial a nonsuit was directed at the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, and from the judgment entered thereon an appeal was taken to the General Term of the late fourth department, where the judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered.
Upon the second trial the case was submitted to the jury and .a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. Judgment was thereupon entered from which, as well as from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial upon the minutes, this appeal is brought.
Upon the former appeal an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sias v. Rochester Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
- Jonas v. Long Island RailroadCity of New York Municipal Court · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- Tucker v. Buffalo Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Sias v. Rochester Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901